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M. M. MARCUSE.

COMMODE. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 30, I913.

Patented July 4;, 1916.

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MOSES M; MAacUsE; or NEW YORK, a. Y), 'ASSIGNOR TO wnsm msnvrnommeCOMPANY, or NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION or new YORK.

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Patented July 4, 1916.

' AppIi ca tion filedDecembcr 30, 191B. Serial No. 809,551.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Moses MARo sn, a citizenof tliepUnited States, and resident of the borough of 'Manhattamin thecity and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement,inCommodes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an, improvement in commodes, with the followingobjects in view; providing a novel and sanitary device for separatingthe feces and urine and retaining, the same for a considerable length oftime without objectionable odor and concealing from view the receptaclecontaining the foreign matter under certain conditions;

attaining these sanitary benefits by mechanism capable of easy operationand simple in its construction; providing a commode which will when inuse automatlcally sepa rate a greater or lesser proportion of the,

urine from the feces; providing a receptacle for the commode which 'maybe easily removed to be emptied or may be left in place and the liquidmatter partially drawnoff; providing a receptacle having a feces andurine chamber and an overflow and a filtering device interposed betweenthe chambers; and a means for automatically discharging a predeterminedamount of disinfectant into both chambers.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, in which i Y v 4 V Figure 1 represents atransverse vertical section taken from front to rear through the casing,several of the parts being, broken away to show more clearly the partsbeyond; Fig. 2 represents a section takenintheplane of the line AA ofFig. '1; Fig. 3'repre sents a plan View, with portions broken away toshow the parts below Fig. 4 represents in detail a vertical centralsection through the tubular body, the parts being shown in anotherposition fronrthat shown inthe pre vious figures; Fig. 5 represents indetail a horizontal section showing the means for drawing off the liquidmatter; Fig. 6 represents in detail a vertical section showing the meansemployed for. controlling the. dis. charge of thedisinfectant into therecepe taclebelow, and Fig. 7 represents a vertical section taken in theplane of the line B-B of Fig. 6. T

The casing ofthe commode is denoted by 1, its base by 2, and a door 3,which is hinged at 1 to the casing.

A seat 5 ishinged at 6 to a back member 7, which is securely fixed tothe casing 1 in any well .known or approved'manner. The seat 5 isprovided with a hole 8 of the usual shape.

A cover 9 is provided for closing upon the seat 5, which coveris alsohingedat (5, to the back member 7 The cover has secured to its underside an annular, gasket 9* of rubber or other material, so located as toengage the seat 5 when closed and form a seal-between the cover 7 andseat, thereby preventing any odor from escaping between the same. Us v IBetween the seat 5 and the casing 1 there islocated a plate 10 having atubular body 11 depending therefrom, the lower edges of which body areoppositely inclined. The plate 10 is removably secured to the casing 1,whichprevents the same from becoming displaced by any movement of theseat.

A pair of flaps 12, 13, fixed to rock shafts 14, 15, mounted in. hangers16, 17 18, 19, depending from the plate 10, are arranged to closeagainst the inclined lower edges of the tubular body 11, forming abottom therefor. The inner end of the flap 12 is turned clownwardly toform an eaves 20, and the inner end ofthe flap 13 formed with a gutter21. When the flaps 12, 13, are closed the eaves and gutter 21 coact todirect any liquid matter, which falls upon theflaps, into the gutter.The gutter and eaves are inclined rearwardly so as to cause the liquidmatter which falls therein to be carried to the back and away from thegutter. The gutter extends a slight .distance rearwardly beyond thefiap13 for directing the liquid matter into a receptacle, which will behereinafter explained. 1

To open the flaps 12, 13, I provide plungers 22, 23, arranged to engagearms 24, 25, fixed to the rock shafts let, 15, which plungersproj ectupwardly through the plate 10 and; are adapted toengage the seat 5 sothatwhen weight is applied to the seat, such as a person using thecommode, the plungers will be forced downwardly thereby rocking theshafts and o ening the flaps. 1

It willbe run erstood that the weight of the seat alone is not.suiiicient to open the flaps, but with the weight of the cover restingupon the seat the plungers will be forced down to the limit of theirmovement, when the seat will rest upon the plate 10. When the cover israised theflaps will be closed against the tubular body by springs 26and weights 27. The springs 26 are mounted on the shafts 14, 15, at thesides of the flaps. The weights 27 are affixed to the outer ends of theflaps, and like the springs, assist in making a complete closure of theflaps against the tubular body, lifting the plungers and the seat.

The position of the plungers with respect tothe seat is such that itwill require the combined weight of both the seat and cover j or theweight of a person on the seat to overcome the action of the springs-andweights, forcing the flaps to their open position.

The front plungers 22 are under the control of the seat 5, and the rearplungers 23 are under the control of the cover 9.

When the cover is raised from the seat, it takes the additional weightfrom the seat and the flaps by their springs and, weights immediatelyclose upon the tubular body, and raise the seat.

A receptacle 28 is located within'the casing 1, and is provided with apartition wall 29 and an upwardly extended bottom 30 so arranged as toform two separate chambers,

viZ., a feces or solid matter chamber 31, and a urine or liquid matterchamber 32. The chamber 32 extends forwardly under the bottom 30, intowhich extension an entrance is effected by means of a flue 33 uprisingfrom the bottom 30 to within a short distance from the top of thereceptacle, the pur' pose of the flue 33 being to receive any liquidmatter which may be directed into a trough 34 fixed to the front of thetubular body. The trough 34 is provided with an outlet at its lower endto which is fixed a spout 35 to insure the liquid matter fallingdirectly intothe flue 33.

To draw off'some of the liquid matter from the receptacle 28 I provide aspigot 36 fixed in a recess 37 in the front wall of the receptacle,which spigot connects with a by pass 38, and to the lower end of theflue 33. This spigot 36 when placed in the position shown in Fig. 5 willallow the liquid matter to flow from the urine chamber 32 to the levelof the spigot, thereby removing a portion of the liquid matter from thechamber without removing the receptacle from the casing.

A stop 39 located in the recess 37, arrests the outward movement of thespigot, or places the spigot in such a position that when the door isclosed upon iteither by accident or intent the spigot will be forcedinto the recess and the liquid matter cut off. The partition wall'29 isprovided near its top with a series of holes 40 which serve. as

an overflow for the liquid matter from one chamber to the other. Afiltering device 41 is also located in the wall 29 for the purpose ofseparating the liquid matter from the solid matter, in the event thatthe chamber the urine chamber, is located within the easing 1 and isconstructed and operated as follows: A discharging device consisting ofa tube 42 having a cup 43 at its inner end, is

hinged intermediate of its ends to the side of a reservoir 44. The cup43 is so arranged that when tilted it will pour its contents into thetube 42,'which will pass into a receiver 45 fixed to the outside of thereservoir. This receiver 45 is provided with ducts 46, 47, which arelocated so that the duct 46 will discharge a portion, of the contents ofthe receiver into the chamber 32 and the duct 47 discharge its contentsinto the chamber 31.

To operate the discharging device a plunger 48, mounted to slide in theback member 7, is arranged to engage the tube42 outside the reservoir. Atoe 49 is fixed to the cover 9 so as to engage the plunger 48 when thecover 9 is raised. Thus it will be seen that the downward movement ofthe plunger will tilt the discharging device, the contents of which willbe emptied into the receiver 45 and be carried off through the ducts 46,47, to the chambers 31, 32.

To provide for conveniently filling the reservoir,-a funnel 50 is fixedto the plate 10 directly over the reservoir, and is provided with a cap51 fitting into the funnel and flush with the top of the plate 10.

To automatically-close the cover 9 when the commode is not in use, Iprovide. means controlled by the seat adapted to engage the cover 9,which means is constructed, arranged and operated as follows: A push lever 52 having a depending arm 53 is mounted to rock in a bracket 54secured to the back member 7, with the depending arm 53 passing througha hole 55 in the back member. A rocking lever 56, mounted to rock in abracket 57 depending from the back member 7, one end of'which is adaptedto engage an abutment 58 secured to a flexible connection'59, whichpasses over a pulley 60 and is attached to the depending arm 53.

A weight 61 is secured to the opposite end of the flexible connection59, for forcing the lever 52 forward.

An arm 62 is hinged at 63 to the seat 5, and has shoulders 64 inposition to engage the other end of the rocking lever 56 for lifting theweight from its bracket 65 and relieving the tension on the arm 53 andpush lever 52, which will fall to a resting position as shown in Fig. 1,until the cover is again raised. 7 I

The parts are so arranged that the push lever 52 is normally at restwhen the seat and cover are down. The first movement in raising thecover causes theseat to rise, allowing the shoulders 65 on the dependingarm 62 to rise and the weight 61 hanging from the end of the lever 56 bythe abut.- ment 58, to pull on the depending arm 53 and force the pushlever 52 forward as shown in dotted outline in Fig. 1. The furthermovement of the cover causes the push lever to be forced back, whichwill take the weight from its seat, and the weight being heavier thanthe cover tends to force it back past its center, where if released, itwill fall by gravity to itsclosed position.

To insure the carryingoff of all odors without the casing 1,1 arrange aseries of holes 66 near the bottom, which, with a ventilating pipe 67situated at the back of the casing, tend to induce a current of air topass upwardly through the casing and out through the ventilating pipe67.

l/Vhen the commode is to be used, the cover is raised from the seat,which takes the additional weight off the seat and the flaps by theaction of the springs and weights, close upon the tubular body andconceal from view the contents of the feces chamber. Simultaneously withthe raising of the cover, the seat is caused to lift by the action ofthe plungers and the disinfecting device caused to discharge apredetermined amount of disinfectant into both the feces chamber and theurine chamber.

Upon the seating of the person using the commode, theflaps willimmediately open, permitting direct access to the'feces chamber. Thesolid matter falling upon the ridge of the upwardly extending portion ofthe bottom, will be caused to traveldown the inclined bottom to thesides of the chamber, which should there be any liquid therein, willprevent any splashing by the falling of the solid matter therein. Theurine passing from the person using the commode will enter the trough34, pass through the spout 35 into the fine 33, thence into the urinechamber 32, thereby keeping the feces chamber free from urine and theliquid and solid matter separated.

Then the person rises from the seat, it will be forced upwardly by theplunger-s, and the cover will be pushed past its center by the action ofthe weight 61 on the arm 53 and push lever 52, where it will fall to itsposition on the seat, closing the same tightly upon the plate 10 andcasing.

To provide for males using the commode to urinate without being seated,after the cover is raised, the seat is raised or the cover and seat maybe raised together, in either event the fiaps12, 13, will close upon thetubular body with the gutter and eaves in position at the bottom of thebody. The person maynowurinate upon the flaps, which urine will passinto the gutter 21 andtravel c.

rearwardly with the downward inclination of the gutter and be carrieddirectly to the urine chamber. The contents of the urine chamber may bedrawn off from time to time through the spigot, without removing thereceptacle from the casing 1. The receptacle 28 may be removed from thecasing to be emptied and cleaned through the door 3.

It will be seen that by the construction and arrangement of the severalparts of this commode, flies and other insects will be exeluded from thereceptacle at all times, by

a cover therefor, a pair of normally closing,

flaps for closing said tubular body, means carried by the flaps havingcommunication with the urine chamber, and means for opening said flaps.

3. A commode comprising a casing, a receptacle divided into separatefeces and urine chambers, a tubular body, a seat, a cover therefor, apair of normally closing flaps for closing said tubular body, meanscarried by the flaps adapted to coact when closed to form acommunication with the urine chamber, and means for opening'said flaps.

. 4. A commode comprising a casing, a receptacle therein divided intoseparate feces l and urine chambers, a tubular body, a seat, a covertherefor, a pair of normally closing flaps for closing said tubularbody, inclined coacting means carried by the flaps in communication withthe urine chamber when closed, and means for opening said flaps. 5. Acommode co1npr1s1ng a. casing, a receptacle therem divided mto separatefeces and urine chambers, a tubular body, a seat,

a cover, a pair of normally closing convergent flaps for closing saidtubular body, the convergent ends of said flaps being formed with agutter and an eaves arranged to coact when closed, and means for openingsaid flaps.

6. A commode comprising a casing, a receptacle therein divided intoseparate feces and urine chambers, a tubular body, a seat, a covertherefor, a pair of normally closing convergent flaps for closing saidtubular body, the convergent ends of said flaps being inclined, one endhaving a gutter and the other an eaves arranged to coact when closed,

and means for opening said flaps.

7 A commode comprising a casmg, a ree ceptacle' divided into separatefeces and ceptacler therein divided into separate feces and urinechambers, a tubularbod'y,'a seat, a cover therefor, a pair of normallyclosing} convergent flaps for closing said tubular.

body, the convergentv ends of said flaps being inclined, one end havinga'gutter and and urine chambers, a tubular body, means" carried by saidtubularbodyjcommunicating with the urine chamber, a seat, a covertherefor, a pair'of normally closing convergent flaps for closing saidtubular body,the' convergent ends of'said flaps being inclined, one endhaving a gutter and the other an eaves arranged to coact when closed,said gutter extending rearwardly in communication with the urinechamber, and means for openingsaid flaps. i i

9 A commode comprising a casing,a receptacle divided into separate fecesand urine chambers, a tubular body having, a trough fixed therein andcommunicating with'the urine chamber, a seat, a cover therefor, normallyclosing convergent 'fiaps for said tubular body, the convergent ends ofc said 'flaps being inclined, one end having a gutter and the other aneaves arranged to coact when closed, sald gutter extend ng rearwardlyincommunication with the urine chamber, and means for openmg'sald flaps.

10. A commode comprlsing a casing, a reurine chambers, a. tubular body,a trough secured to the front thereof and provided with a spout incommunic'a'tion With the urine chamber, normally closing convergentflaps; for said tubular body, the convergent ends-of said flaps beinginclined, one end having a gutter and theothe'r an eaves arrangedto."coact' when closed, said gutter, extendlng rearwardly incommunication with the urine chamber, and plungers carried b-ysaidfflaps in position to be operated upon by said seat and cover foropening said flaps. I

Q 11. A commode comprising a casing, areceptacle divided into? separatefeces and urine' chambers, the bottom of the feces chamber having anupwardly extending portion," a flue uprising from said bottom, a

tubular body, a trough secured thereto and provided with anoutletleading to said flue,

normally closing convergent flaps forsaid body, the convergent ends ofsaid flaps being inclined, one end 1 having a gutter and the other aneaves arranged to coact when closed,

said gutter extending rearwardly in corn-Z duplex, of this petqntmy beobtained for five cents each, by'Iddressin the ic ommls lioner eflatutl,

municatiorr with the urine chamber, and plung'els camedty'sai'dffl-aps'in position to, beoperated upon by said'seat and cover foropening'said'flaps. v Y

12. A commode comprising a casing, a seat hinged thereto, a cover'forsaidlseat hinged to the casing, a weighted push lever controlled by theupward movement 'of the seat and'ada'pt'ed to engage the coverforclosing it, a receptacle divided into separate feces, and urinechambers, a; tubular body, normally closing convergent flaps for saidtubular body, the convergent ends of; said flaps being inclined,onefen'd havinga gutter and the other an eaves arrangedfto'coact whenclosed, '"s'aid gutter extending, rear wardly in communication witlr'theurine chamber, and plungerscarried by said flaps.

13. A receptacle for commodes consisting of feces andurine chambers, aflue, in coma munication with said urine chamber and means in said linefor drawing ofi liquid matter from the urine chamber.

14f receptacle for commedes consisting of feces and urine chambers,lsa-id urine chamber extending'under' the feces chamber, aflue passingthrough thefeces chamber into the urine "chamber and mea ns in said fluefor drawing off liquid matter from the V urine ch mber.-'

'15 A receptacle for commo'des conslsting of feces" and urinechambers,"the bottom of the feces chamber having an upwardly 'extendingport 0n,"a flue uprising fromfsald bottom and v communicating with theurlne chamber, and means'imsaid fine for draw-' ing off liquid matterfrom the "urine chamher. 7

16. A receptacle for commodes havinga dividing wall forming a feceschamber and a urine"'cha mber; the feces chamber provided with a bottomextending upwardly into the same, and a filteringde vice located nearthe top of the dividing wall to form an overflow for the liquid matterfrom one chamber to the other. V 7

17. A receptaclefor commodes having a dividing wall forming a feceschamber and a urine chamber, the feces chamber provided with a bottomextending upwardly intothe same, a filtering device'and a series ofholes located near the top of the dividing wall" to, form an overflowfor the liquid matter from one chamber to the other.

In testimony, that 'I claim the foregoing as my inventionQI "have signedmy name in presence of two wit dayi'of December, 1913.

' "MOSES M. MARGUSE. Witnesses: Y

F. GEORGE BARRY,

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